Binder.



C. L. DINGENS.

BINDER.

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Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

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CARL L. DINGENS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASS-IGNOR TO THE BIGELOW BINDER COMPANY, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

BINDER.

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g Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, M9115.

Application filed March 3, 1913. Serial No. 751,784.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it knownthat l, CARL L. DINGENS, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Binders, fully described and represented in the f ollowing specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in temporary binders, and particularly to those intended for use with maga- Zines or pamphlets which are provided with special holding tabs or clips.

It is one object of the invention to provide an improved binder in which a single magazine may be firmly held in such away that theleaves may be easily turned and will lie flat as if unbound, which will not be more clumsy to handle than the magazine itself, and from which the-magazine cannot be readily taken by readers in public libraries and the like. l

It is a further object of the invention to provide an improved construction for securing a magazine which-will require the manipulation of but a single-member to position the magazine and to release it.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a construction of simple design which shall be compact, cheap to make, and durable.

These objectsV are effected generally by providing a support secured between the covers of the binder provided with holding projections or tongues fast on the support, over which tongues tabs or clips attached to the magazine to be bound may be slipped, and a locking member coperating with the support for holding the tabs in position on the tongues, so that only a single movement of the locking member is necessary to lock the tabs in position or release them. The support and locking member are furthermore so formed and arranged that the magazine is held snugly in the covers, and

is held only by its back edge, so that its sidesy are not compressed and it willopen flat.

A full understanding of the invention can best be had from a detailed description of a binder, which will be given in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a front view of the binder Aopen and showing the parts in position to receive a magazine, certain portions being broken away to show the construction; Fig. 2 is a vertical section partly broken away taken on line 252, Fig. l, showing a magazine with holding clips or tabs ready to be locked in position; Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on line 3-3, Fig. 2, showing the binder in closed position with a magazine held therein; Fig. 4 is a view taken on line 4 4, Fig. 2, of the holding plate and locking slide cooperating therewith; Fig. 5 is a partial vertical section partly broken away, showing a magazine with holding clips or tabs in locked position; Fig. 6 is a detail face view of the other side of the plate shown in Fig.

flexible, if desired, between which is inserted preferably a stiffening member as a half-round of wood or other suitable Vmaterial 2, having a straight-innern face. The

.binder includes a pair of covers l which are half-round 2, when employed, forms a convenient base on which to `secure the support and locking member, though such parts may be secured between the covers otherwise.

The particular construction of the support on which are the holding projections J,"

may be `somewhat varied.v As shown, this support-1s a light metal plate -3 provided vwith side flanges and -end ianges or abut- Vments 5, theseflanges being formed on one face of the plate, the other-face of the C Yplate being straight and smooth, as shown.

The plate issecured to thebase 2 in any suitablev manner, as by screws 13, passing 'through suitable holes made in the outer face thereof. I

To provide a neat and easily handled construction, the plate is made narrow, as shown, and in the preferred construction the locking member is located behind the plate,

yjections or tongues are formed thereon so as not.to project beyond the face of the rinus ways. A convenient construction, and

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plate. The tongues maybe so formed in vater locked in position by the locking mem-. ber, the back of the magazine being thusv hele SI1/11e aad-'firm against the plete AS illustrated, there are twoofV these tongues k(i, 7 formed integral with the plate by stampins 01 Cutting Qetthemetal, and bending the @tienes "bafl @aan rdm. 'the fase Qfhe plate, vrecesses 81 being left which permitJ the br'elips 9 tobefslipped overA the tongues 'as"shown'inv rlhe front side of the ends of the. tongues may be beveled, if desired, as shown at :10, Fig. 3, for a purpose hereinafter refer/red to.'V vCooperating with the plate to hold the tabs or clips lirrnly on the tongues is a locking. member, the construction ofwhich may be somewhat varied. THiS member will, beweren Preferably have a sliding'movement lrelatively to the plate,

, and 4preferably will be. secured thereto so that a Slight, leneitdieal @rement Of the nlber'vll 109km' release the Qlips to or from the tongues.. conyenient constructiionmis" that shown Whh the lOCling member is thin plate'or bar o f light metal 11, 'positioned between and adapted to slide with@ ad@ aange @of the pas. a and. had iii'position between the plate andthe halfround by the, screws r1?;B by which theplate 3 i'SiSQC/d t0' the'half-Iennd, Suitable'l @10.11;- eatd Slots-12 bfrlg provided in the looking membeifto permitthe longitudinal Inovem'ent of the bar. The locking bar 1K1 isi re- CeSS'd at 14 fer' Substantially. its. full width, narrow trifrs] being.' left vat the Sides Of; the recesses, these recesses corresponding with the 'reesse's '8 n. the plate @ritieni-11.) which recesses the` clips 9 can project whenv positionionl the tongues shown'inFig. 'The recesses 14 are extended longitudinally of the' Plat@ a Somewhat' greater distante than is necessary to admit` the clips, asshowmbut thefXthdne rrtohs are het aS. Wiesloching shc'rulders':v` 15` being formed which, when the plate i'nfuw'fall upwardly from the pesition 'shown in 4fpassoyerthe tongues and hold' thef'clips thereon. rlfhe Sliderbar 111s prevented from sliding out of the plate 3 by the end flanges 5. act 21S abutmentsfor an inturned flanged end, l O11 the bar- By pestoans thebar 1.1. between'. the plate 3 and' the half-round Zthe bar ismore or less: concealed not; manipu- 1aed" by the Hneee"-rhe be manifat- Srel be Drrd'ed with e'broietan 01; knob 3D located; onI the'sidefof the .bar nearits end (see 'Figi' 4f-)- "ahd" irroietns' tthf1i 11el`1 the HaeQ'JIbn in the' Preferred. @maintien is manipulated by a suitable tool,

Sach as a: pra inserisci@ ma? 1135185171@ 'the 'mlaaaes Q f; tlizlatae; the ra ersaing against the flange 16 on the bar and giving it a sufficient movement to unlock the binder. Shoulders 15 may be formed with beveled engaging surfaces as indicated at 18, Fig. 3, w ich coperating with the beveled tongue ends facilitate the engagement of the parts.

Itis desirable that provision be made for accommodating the ends of the tabs or clips which projectbeyond the tongues when the tabs are in position. lYhile this might be done by making the plate 3 and bar 11 of suiicient thickness, preferably, in order to keep the parts as compact and. in as small. a compass as possible, the base 2 is recessed behind thetongues as at 19 in Fig. 3,

Various forms of tabs or clips may be cmployecl. convenient one and, one easily put in place, is shown in Figs., 2 and 5. such clips consisting of a thin sheet of metal having a head 20 adapted to be inserted through the back of a magazine and wings 521 extending from each side of the head holding the clips in the magazine and forming a firm means of attachment to the tongues.

'In use, the clips, unless means are provided to prevent it, are apt to be pushed back: between the leaves of the magazine when, being placed onV the tongues. becoming lost between the leavesand dillicult to lind. Means are accordingly provided whereby the clips are held against such accidental displacement. In the preferred construction', theseV clips are providedl on one or both o f theirr side surfaces with projections or barbs 31 formed conveniently by striking up points of metal which preferably point away from the,v head of the clips and act to prevent thel clips from becoming., displaced when the magazine isvr inserted 4in the binder, the points biting intoz the paper.

With the construction described, the magazine .is held firmly. in the binder and may be releasedv therefrom by simply sliding the lockingbar, and furthermore being held o nly at the back, with no compression onl the sidesmthe magazine. will unfoldy and lie as fletes. if.. not bound, a very desirable advantagein bindersr of thistyper The particular constructionshown and described has been found aV desirable one, but it will be understood that4 certain changes and variations may be made without departing'from the invention.

what 1 claim, is,-

1. a temporary binder, the combination withl a pair of covers, of a base between the covers,L a plate secured to the base, said plate having sidketlanges turned toward the bai-se, tonguesl integral with the plate, and a slide bar lmovable between the side llanges of the plate and adapted to coperate with the 'tonguesto hold in position tabsy or clips slipped over thetongues'.`

29.111,1 e-tempprarabnden the combination with a pair of covers, of a recessed base, a plate secured to the base and provided with side flanges, holding tongues fast on the plate and extending inwardly therefrom away from the plane of the face 01 the plate, and a slide bar positioned between the flanges and adapted to coperate with the tongues for holding in position tabs or clips slipped over the tongues the ends of the tabs or clips projecting into the recesses of the base.

3. In a binder, the combination with covers, of a support located between the covers, holding projections fast on the support, a locking member movable on the support and adapted to coperate with the hold ing projections to hold in position tabs or clips slipped over them, and means requiring the use of a tool for moving the locking member to unlock it from the holding device.

A. In a binder, the combination with covers, of a plate located between the covers, holding devices fast on the plate, said plate being provided with side flanges and end flanges, a locking member interposed be tween the plate and the covers and movable between the flanges and adapted to coperate with the holding devices, said end flanges being formed with holes through which a tool may be inserted to move the plate.

5. A single number pamphlet binder having a pair of covers, a base secured between the covers, a light metal plate 3 secured to the base and cut or stamped to provide integral tongues 6, the recesses 8 at the sides of the tongues being left so that clips may be slipped over them, and a locking member for locking the clips on the tongues.

6. A single number pamphlet binder hav ing covers, a base secured between the covers, a light metal plate 3 secured to the base stamped or cut to form integral tongues 6 with recesses 8 at the sides of the tongues so that clips may be slipped over them, and a slide bar ll having tongue engaging shoulders for locking the clips on the tongues.

7. In a binder, the combination with :1- pair of covers, of a plate secured between the covers and having holding tongues, and a locking member inclosed by said plate and movable with respect thereto and adapted to coperate with said tongues to hold in position tabs or clips slipped over the latter.

ln testimony whereof, lf have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CARL L. DINGENS. Witnesses J. A. GRAVES, l). B. PHILIPP.

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